The Russian ice hockey national team defeated Canadian rivals 5-3 in the annual IIHF World Cup Under-20 event after reaching the finals for the first time in eight years.
The final game started with a powerful attack of the Russians, but Canada's team captain Ryan Ellis trashed their hopes with a perfect netter at 4:50 in the opening period.
Russia's Dmitri Shikin, who was noted as one as the best goaltenders at this tournament, missed another goal some 14 seconds left in the period due to blazing efforts of Canada's Carter Ashton.
The second period was a vicious one with more attacks from the Canadian team, who eventually sealed their lead with the third goal at 6:27, scored by forward Brayden Schenn.
Russian Coach Valeri Bragin switched tired Shikin to Igor Bobkov (Magnitogorsk, London Knights) to help improve the situation in the match.
The Russian players emerged fresh and angry for the game shocking the Canadian fans in the early minutes of the third term. Artemy Panarin (forward) scored the first goal at 2:33 and in a less than 15 seconds his teammate Maxim Kitsyn (forward) scored another one to heat up the emotions in the remaining time.
With a steady and machine-like offense of the Russian young team, Vladimir Tarasenko's puck gets into the opponent's net at 47:29 and less then seven minutes later Panarin burns another one in the net.
The 19-year-old forward from Dynamo Moscow KHL club Nikita Dvurechensky finalized the 'one-period-Russian-drama' of the 2011 Championship in the United States with a final goal against the Canadians less than a minute of the match time.
The bronze medal of the 2011 World Junior Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. went to the United States after its victory over Sweden 4-2 earlier in the day.
MOSCOW, January 6 (RIA Novosti)
